Muggard, adj. (old).—Sullen; displeased.
Mugger, subs. (provincial).—1. A gipsy.
1861. Cornhill Magazine, iv. 102. ‘A Cumberland Mare’s Nest.’ The
scourge of tramp and mugger, he Commanded the intruder to be shown
into his snuggery.
1871. London Figaro, 1 April. But the English gipsy is another
character; although the members of the Lees, Jones, Hernes, and
other families proudly hold their heads as being many grades above
the travelling muggers and tramping vagabonds who mend pots and
kettles and re-seat old chairs.